Historical Repeating Patterns

Reclaimed & Restored

Browse for seamless designs thru the centuries …

From museums’ archives of antique textiles, and historical fabrics collections, I have amassed an extensive image library of patterns. One by one, I carefully redraw a piece of the past, work out its repeat, and recolor it in a contemporary color palette. I then offer it here for you, in the form of a digital file repeating pattern, for your surface art needs.

What you will do with it is left to your creativity. Whether you use your seamless patterns for wallpaper, fabric, decoupage paper, framed artwork, or a garment, you will have dreamed up something unique and one of a kind.

I’ve set it up so you can browse historical patterns by era, by motif, or by color. There’s a lot to look at, so enjoy!

No where else will you find a more dedicated site for antique textile seamless patterns!

What you get and how to use it:

  • Upon your purchase you’ll receive a large, high resolution PNG of a beautiful repeating pattern. This is a digital file that you will download. You don’t receive any physical product.

  • You’ll receive a secure link to the file lasting 24 hours after the first download.

  • Royalty free.

  • You don’t have exclusive rights, but you may use it for personal and commercial projects.

  • You MAY NOT resell the repeat itself, claim it as your own, or allow others to create items from it.

  • Read My Entire Usage Policy Here.

  • Need a different colorway or different size? I’ll do it for free! Let me know!

A collection of designs from around the ancient world

A collection of designs from around the ancient world

The 18th century produced a stunning array of textile, wallpaper, and carpet designs

The 18th century produced a stunning array of textile, wallpaper, and carpet designs

I've just scratched the surface of discovering the designs from the 19th century

I've just scratched the surface of discovering the designs from the 19th century

Classic designs from 18 -19th Century France

Classic designs from 18 -19th Century France

So many 19th century French textiles still exist, making it an endless source

So many 19th century French textiles still exist, making it an endless source

I've redrawn these patterns from actual fabric swatches in a sample book.

I've redrawn these patterns from actual fabric swatches in a sample book.

See what was new 100 years ago.

See what was new 100 years ago.

An oil painting artist who created beautiful designs for textiles

An oil painting artist who created beautiful designs for textiles

The early United States birthed a myriad of fabulous textile designs

The early United States birthed a myriad of fabulous textile designs